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I feel the exact opposite. After I dropped macOS (I hate the direction they're going into) KDE was a breath of fresh air. It finally gives me configuration opti

I feel the exact opposite. After I dropped macOS (I hate the direction they're going into) KDE was a breath of fresh air. It finally gives me configuration options back and the Breeze theme is already there most of the way. Not overly wasteful in terms of space like macOS and not even close to being as restrictive as that. KDE is amazing <3 In contrast I really hate what gnome is doing. Opinionated software is not something I want on my desktop. The huge (touch first?) window title bars, hamburger menus, limited configuration options etc, they're all wrong for me. I'll never use it. But this is the great thing about FOSS. There's something for everyone.

nerdponx 4y ago
Same. I always really like/liked the Windows UX, up through and including Vista/7. MacOS had a lot of nice ideas, but ultimately I just want my computer to feel like "Windows but better". KDE is exactly that for me. Also, everything in KDE (at least in the Fedora KDE distribution) amazingly "just works". KDE has been an astounding revelation for me in how good FOSS can be, and I feel like no matter how much I donate, they deserve more than I am giving them.
Daunk 4y ago
I agree on GNOME, but the thing is that while KDE/Plasma allows me to change these things easily, doing so has always caused some issues down the line that have been a major headache. GNOME is a bit stiffer for sure, but using things like the extensions, themes and GNOME Tweak tool; you can fix all of the weird GNOME developer choices and get GNOME acting like a "proper desktop", without any issues down the line. But again, Cinnamon is my choice these days.
- GekkePrutser 4y ago
  I did try to spice up thing with copious extensions and tweaks. But the problem is that you'll need to be on a fixed version then (no rolling OS) because every update breaks some extensions and it can take a while for them to be updated. It became a buggy mess. The tweak tool is better supported but even there if you have an issue the community is very happy to point out you're on your own.
7speter 4y ago
I really hate that macos bugs you to sign up for pay services as soon as you turn on the computer the first time.
- GekkePrutser 4y ago
  That too, yes. It was never like this. Though it's still less bad than Windows which makes you jump through hoops to avoid logging in with a Windows account. And ChromeOS... Lol :)

nerdponx 4y ago

Same. I always really like/liked the Windows UX, up through and including Vista/7. MacOS had a lot of nice ideas, but ultimately I just want my computer to feel like "Windows but better". KDE is exactly that for me. Also, everything in KDE (at least in the Fedora KDE distribution) amazingly "just works". KDE has been an astounding revelation for me in how good FOSS can be, and I feel like no matter how much I donate, they deserve more than I am giving them.

Daunk 4y ago

I agree on GNOME, but the thing is that while KDE/Plasma allows me to change these things easily, doing so has always caused some issues down the line that have been a major headache. GNOME is a bit stiffer for sure, but using things like the extensions, themes and GNOME Tweak tool; you can fix all of the weird GNOME developer choices and get GNOME acting like a "proper desktop", without any issues down the line. But again, Cinnamon is my choice these days.

GekkePrutser 4y ago
I did try to spice up thing with copious extensions and tweaks. But the problem is that you'll need to be on a fixed version then (no rolling OS) because every update breaks some extensions and it can take a while for them to be updated. It became a buggy mess. The tweak tool is better supported but even there if you have an issue the community is very happy to point out you're on your own.

7speter 4y ago

I really hate that macos bugs you to sign up for pay services as soon as you turn on the computer the first time.

GekkePrutser 4y ago
That too, yes. It was never like this. Though it's still less bad than Windows which makes you jump through hoops to avoid logging in with a Windows account. And ChromeOS... Lol :)